# List of Kathy Griffin stand-up specials

Comedian Kathy Griffin has released 20 television specials, three original comedy albums, and one concert film.

## Television
### HBO

| # | Title | Original airdate | Filming location | Segments | Notes |
| 1 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour: "Kathy Griffin" (season 3, episode 11) | October 18, 1996 | The Fillmore San Francisco, California | Griffin's first guest spot on the Seinfeld episode "The Doll" Griffin's attempt to find a male prostitute The Jerry Springer Show Meeting Salt-n-Pepa | Griffin's only special as part of a television series |
| 2 | Kathy Griffin: Hot Cup of Talk | August 14, 1998 | Variety Arts Theatre Los Angeles, California | Griffin's acting stint in the play Awaiting the Renaissance Madonna's British accent VH1 Divas Live with Celine Dion and Mariah Carey The new way to say "cunt" Griffin's encounter with President Bill Clinton Hanson | |

### Bravo

| # | Title | Original airdate | Filming location | Segments | Notes |
| 3 | Kathy Griffin: The D-List | March 24, 2004 | Laugh Factory Los Angeles, California | Britney Spears's Las Vegas wedding Meeting Whitney Houston at the Billboard Music Awards Griffin's appearances on Hollywood Squares with Anna Nicole Smith and Little Richard Hosting an AmfAR event with Sharon Stone | |
| 4 | Kathy Griffin: Allegedly | November 30, 2004 (DVD) | Variety Arts Theatre Los Angeles, California | Pitching a sitcom to NBC Working at VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards and meeting Macy Gray, Debbie Gibson, Destiny's Child, Salma Hayek, Renée Zellweger and Gwyneth Paltrow The 9/11 celebrity telethon Appearing in the music video for "The Real Slim Shady" with Eminem Griffin's trip to Afghanistan Brooke Shields' wedding The View and Griffin's first time meeting Barbara Walters | Direct-to-DVD, later aired on Bravo. Griffin's only 90 minute special to date. |
| 5 | Kathy Griffin Is...Not Nicole Kidman | August 3, 2005 | Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California | Presenting with Ryan Seacrest at the American Music Awards Griffin meeting Anna Nicole Smith backstage at the American Music Awards Oprah Winfrey visiting the set of Colonial House Barbra Streisand on Oprah Backstage at American Idol Meeting Clay Aiken at the Billboard Music Awards Seeing Aiken and Kelly Clarkson perform in Las Vegas | Preceded the series premiere of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-list. |
| 6 | Kathy Griffin: Strong Black Woman | May 9, 2006 | Orpheum Theatre Los Angeles, California | Griffin working the red carpet premiere of War of the Worlds with Star Jones, and joking Dakota Fanning had entered a rehab facility Watching Anderson Cooper's Hurricane Katrina coverage Oprah Winfrey gaining weight Tom Cruise on Oprah Griffin's encounter with Celine Dion Griffin's vacation in Palm Springs | |
| 7 | Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It | June 5, 2007 | Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, California | Mel Gibson's arrest Lindsay Lohan Club Hyde in Los Angeles Whitney Houston Rosie O'Donnell's R family cruise The Creative Arts Emmys Ann Coulter | |
| 8 | Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell | November 29, 2007 | Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois | Griffin's Emmy Award acceptance speech controversy Senator Larry Craig's arrest Paris Hilton Paula Abdul and Hey Paula Larry King's 50th Anniversary special Co-hosting The View with Barbara Walters and Martha Stewart | |
| 9 | Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch | April 15, 2009 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, Oregon | Attending the Grammy nomination concert and seeing Taylor Swift and the Jonas Brothers Attending the Grammy Awards Spending her birthday with Cher Maggie Griffin Judge Judy Attending the Creative Arts Emmys Presenting at the Primetime Emmys | |
| 10 | Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel | November 3, 2009 | Civic Center San Diego, California | Britney Spears The Taylor Swift and Kanye West incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards Maggie Griffin's love of boxed wine and Hennessy Jon and Kate Gosselin Watching Oprah Winfrey interview Whitney Houston Attending the Teen Choice Awards with Levi Johnston, and Miley Cyrus's performance Presenting with Paula Abdul at VH1 Divas Live Appearing on The View and confronting Barbara Walters Michael Jackson and the Jackson family Losing at the Primetime Emmys | |
| 11 | Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt | June 8, 2010 | Tennessee Theatre Knoxville, Tennessee | The Waffle House Dancing With the Stars Running into Renée Zellweger in Las Vegas Griffin's appearance on Law and Order: SVU Hoarders Attending a dinner party with Suzanne Somers, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Don Rickles, and Sharon Stone Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King at the Texas State Fair | |
| 12 | Kathy Griffin: Whores on Crutches | November 2, 2010 | Pechanga Resort and Casino Temecula, California | The View Playing on a slot machine Paris Hilton's arrest Tiger Woods and his affairs Television shows she frequently watches Maggie's new book Tip It The Real Housewives of New Jersey | Originally titled "Diva in a Tipi". |
| 13 | Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant | March 17, 2011 | Riverside Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Attending parties at the 53rd Grammy Awards The Oprah Winfrey Network and In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman Sitting next to Uma Thurman at a roast of Quentin Tarantino Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus in Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Steven Seagal: Lawman Maggie Griffin's last wishes Being avoided by Sarah Palin in Reno Performing in Knoxville for her previous special Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt | |
| 14 | Kathy Griffin: Gurrl Down | June 22, 2011 | Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts | Sarah Palin and her family Trying to pick up guys at MIT Griffin's run-in with Michele Bachmann Hosting CNN's New Year's Eve Bash with Anderson Cooper My Strange Addiction Kirstie Alley Phaedra from The Real Housewives of Atlanta Meeting Bill O'Reilly backstage at Glee Lady Gaga's parents | |
| 15 | Kathy Griffin: Pants Off | September 20, 2011 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts Costa Mesa, California | Introduction by Maggie Griffin The wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries Bruce Jenner Casey Anthony Nancy Grace Marcus Bachmann's gay conversion clinic The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Orange County Performing at a maximum security prison Being pants-less during the 2011 Virginia earthquake in New York City Dinner with Gloria Steinem Eating a pot brownie Housesitting for Anderson Cooper | Originally titled "Kathy Griffin: Pray The Gay Back". |
| 16 | Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker | December 20, 2011 | Borgata Hotel Atlantic City, New Jersey | Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' divorce Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's divorce Receiving a bikini wax Hugh Jackman's one-man Broadway show Nancy Grace on Dancing with the Stars Griffin starting a fake account on Grindr Griffin's dogs Larry and Pom-Pom Lindsay Lohan's community service Pajama jeans and Forever Lazy The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Ordering pizza with Cher | |
| 17 | Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class | July 26, 2012 | Terrace Theater Long Beach, California | Miley Cyrus's engagement to Liam Hemsworth Anderson Cooper guest starring on Kathy Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp The Real Housewives of Orange County The Westboro Baptist Church protesting Griffin Oprah's Next Chapter The whippets and sizzurp crazes Cher's Twitter feed Stealing a seat at the Grammy Awards from Eric Church Griffin's prison pen pal | |
| 18 | Kathy Griffin: Kennedie Center On-Hers | January 3, 2013 | State Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota | Meeting Celine Dion backstage in Las Vegas Lindsay Lohan's legal problems Liz and Dick and Lifetime original movies Filming video spots for Barack Obama with Cher Miley Cyrus Sexting Anderson Cooper Beyond Scared Straight The reunion special of The Real Housewives of New Jersey Josh Groban | |
| 19 | Kathy Griffin: Calm Down Gurrl | June 4, 2013 | Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, California | Convicted murderer Jodi Arias following Griffin on Twitter Meeting Barbra Streisand at Jane Fonda's birthday Justin Bieber The sizzurp craze and Lil Wayne's overdose Griffin's new boyfriend Griffin's new dog Pom-pom Amanda Bynes' erratic behavior Reading articles about oral sex in Redbook | |
| 20 | Kathy Griffin: Record Breaker | December 18, 2013 | Majestic Theatre San Antonio, Texas | Rick Perry Presenting at the Daytime Emmy Awards Maggie Griffin's opinion of Miley Cyrus's performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Griffin going on a gay cruise Appearing on Kirstie Alley's sitcom Kirstie Fanmail from Griffin's prison pen pal | Griffin's 20th special and a representative from Guinness World Records attended to certify her record of "Most Televised Stand-Up Specials by a Comedian." |

## Film

| Title | Theatrical release | Filming location | Segments | Notes |
| Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story | March 11, 2019 (South by Southwest) July 31, 2019 (wide) | Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center Santa Monica, California | Prologue: Recap of the Donald Trump photo controversy and Griffin's Laugh Your Head Off World Tour Sarah Huckabee Sanders Griffin's friendship with Stormy Daniels Samantha Bee calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless cunt" Donald Trump and his children Maggie Griffin thinking Kathy joined Al-Qaeda Living next door to Kim Kardashian; attending a dinner party with Melanie Griffith and Kris Jenner Craigslist personals missed connections Harvey Levin and TMZ Fallout from the Donald Trump photo controversy Griffin receiving hate and support mail Griffin being on the No Fly List Meeting Stevie Nicks Attending the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner Being interrogated by the Department of Justice with Alan Isaacman | |

## Albums
### Original albums

| Title | Release date | Recording location | Tracklist | Notes |
| For Your Consideration | July 17, 2008 | Grand Theatre Center for the Arts Tracy, California | "The Hot Ticket" "The Survey: Gay? Straight?" "The Clicker (For the Maggie Fans)" "My First Rebanning (Hi Barbara Walters!)" "Happy Sunday (More Maggie!)" "Cover Me" "Oprah Is a Deity (And I Think She Is Full of Shit)" "Oprah's Favorite Things" "The Osmonds Were Never Cool" "Freaky Doll People (Demi? Oh Yeah!)" "Straight Guys Wake Up!" "Our New Daddy's Coming" "Wizard of Woz" "My Run-in With Spielberg" | |
| Suckin' It for the Holidays | November 3, 2009 | Borgata Hotel Atlantic City, New Jersey | "Happy Kwaanza" "Maggie the Gay Activist" "Sturdy Germans & Polacks" "Nervous Pills & Boxes of Wine" "Katie Couric (Again!!!)" "President Suze Orman" "I Met Gayle" "Maya Angelou Is Insufferable" "Justin Out-Blacks T.I." "Somebody Has to Blow Trump" "Kelly vs. Bethany" "A Dude Named Danielle" "Congratulations (Speidi)" | Is not a holiday album, although Kwanzaa is mentioned briefly. |
| Look at My Butt Crack | August 14, 2014 | The Mirage Las Vegas, Nevada | "Introduction" "Maggie Griffin updates" "Kardashian Khaos store in the Mirage Hotel, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and Kanye West" "Going around Las Vegas, people watching" "The Grammies" "Britney Spears" "Homeschooling" "Visiting Katt Williams" "Maggie Griffin's history with gay rights" "Demi Lovato" "Celebrities at the Grammies. Pink, Katy Perry, Madonna" "Anderson Cooper" "Eagles tour and celebrities encountered" | |

### Television specials released as albums

* Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt - August 9, 2010
* Kathy Griffin: 50 and Not Pregnant - July 18, 2011
* Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class - August 20, 2012
* Kathy Griffin: Calm Down Gurrl - August 6, 2013

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell | Nominated |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch | Nominated |
| 2011 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt | Nominated |
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Variety Special | Kathy Griffin: Tired Hooker | Nominated |
| 2012 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Kathy Griffin: 50 & Not Pregnant | Nominated |
| 2013 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Kathy Griffin: Seaman 1st Class | Nominated |
| 2014 | Grammy Award | Best Comedy Album | Kathy Griffin: Calm Down Gurrl | Won |

## Home video

* Kathy Griffin: Allegedly - November 30, 2004
* Kathy Griffin Is... Not Nicole Kidman - June 12, 2007. Included on the season 1 set of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
* Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch - January 12, 2010
* Kathy Griffin: Pants Off/Tired Hooker - August 7, 2012 (Region 1)
* The Kathy Griffin Collection: Red, White & Raw - October 30, 2012. Contains seven of Kathy's Bravo specials including Balls of Steel, Does the Bible Belt, Whores on Crutches, 50 and Not Pregnant, Gurrl Down, Pants Off and Tired Hooker. (Region 1)
* Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story - August 13, 2019